Boosting Starter Cycling Cities
The Portuguese capital has been chosen to organize the conference Velo-City 2021 promoted by the European Cyclists’ Federation, considered the main reference in terms of planning and promotion of cycling as a daily mode of transportation, but also in leisure activities,
Lessons from the Dutch, where the number of bikes exceeds the number of people, providing us with examples for creating an accessible urban cycling culture and exploring how those examples have inspired other cities around the world.
New research from Transport for London (TfL) claims that people walking, cycling and using public transport spend more than motorists in local shops, confirming the added economic and social value of cycling.
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[Fonte: European Parliamentary Research Service Blog, 11 Nov 2019] With European elections coming up in May 2019, you probably want to know how the European Union impacts your daily life, before you think about voting. In the latest in a
Smartphone data from riders and drivers schlepping meals for restaurant-to-home courier service Deliveroo shows that bicycles are faster than cars. In towns and cities, bicyclists are also often faster than motorized two-wheelers. Deliveroo works with 30,000 riders and drivers in 13 countries.
[Fonte: Jornal Público; Daniela Carmo, 5 de Novembro de 2018, 18:43] O projecto U-Bike Portugal quer pôr a Universidade do Porto (UP) a dar ao pedal e tem 265 bicicletas — convencionais e eléctricas — para espalhar pela comunidade académica até ao final de